Apprenticeship

Need experience?

Try to find an apprenticeship, anyone living in England, over 16 years old and not in full-time education can apply to be an apprentice. All apprentices should work for at least 30 hours a week, apart from in exceptional circumstances. Apprenticeships are available at Intermediate, Advanced and Higher (degree) level. 

A real job

All apprentices should work for at least 30 hours a week, apart from in exceptional circumstances. Apprenticeships are available at Intermediate, Advanced and Higher (degree) level, covering more than 170 industries and 1500 job roles, from advertising to youth work via environmental engineering and nuclear decommissioning.

A real future

After finishing, the majority of apprentices (85%) will stay in employment, a third (32%) of all former apprentices had received a promotion within 12 months of finishing. Employers think that qualified apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications.

Benefits of an Apprenticeship:

• You’ll be earning the whole time as well as getting real work experience. 
• It can lead onto university or a fulfilling career. 
• Avoid expensive student debt – no tuition fees. 
• No need to study in your free time. 
• You won’t miss out on the perks of being a student. You’ll be eligible for an NUS card with discounts on shopping, nights out and much more.
   

Companies that can help you: 

1. JUMP! team: jumpprogrammes.org 
   Help young people between 16-24 to choose an apprenticeship and match them with an employer 
2. Arch apprentices: archapprentices.co.uk
   Find and develop fresh IT and Digital talent through Government backed apprenticeships 
3. Get my first job: getmyfirstjob.co.uk
   A gateway to hundreds of Apprenticeships that will help you kick start your career 
4. London Apprenticeship: londonapprenticeship.co.uk
   It is the first Apprenticeship Training Agency to arrive in the United Kingdom 
5. City Gateway: citygateway.org.uk
   All training offered are free. 
6. Apprenticeships apprenticeships.org.uk
   Earn while you learn and get recognised qualifications 
7. Tower Skills towerskills.co.uk
   Provide apprentices with all the training they need, free of charge to those under 19 years old.

Internship

An "internship" is an opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees to work for a limited period of time. 
Interns are typically college or university students, they can also be high school students or post-graduate adults or even adults interested in trying a new career.
The primary focus is getting what’s learned in the classroom and applying it to the real world, most internships last for any length of time between one week and 12 months. 

They may be part-time or full-time, and may be paid, unpaid or partially paid.

They are usually part-time if offered during university time and full-time if offered during holidays, when they typically last 4-12 weeks. Placements are usually full-time, and take place irrespective of term time or holiday time.
 

Benefits of an Internship:

• Gain experience in a particular field or industry, by applying methods and theories learned in classes
• Create a network of contacts, with professionals in your field, for references and future job opportunities
• Gain university module credits
• Develop specific areas of expertise,develop new skills and refine others
• Gain confidence in your abilities
• Increase marketability to employers.
• Facilitate a higher starting salary than non-interns. In a recent study interns received, on average, $2,240 more than non-interns for starting salary
   

1. Idealist: idealist.org
   It consists of over 57,000 nonprofit and community organizations in over 180 countries.
2. Experience: experience.com
   Developed to link students, new graduates, job searchers, and employers together.
3. Internwise: internwise.co.uk
   New job vacancies added every day, get in direct contact with employers!  
4. Prosptects: prospects.ac.uk
   Find out if your ideal job is everything you expect it to be.  
5. graduate Talent Pool: graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk
   Graduate Talent Pool can help you kick start your graduate career; this site lets you search and apply for internships posted by employers.  
6. Target Jobs: targetjobs.co.uk
   Build up your skills and career confidence with work experience. Search opportunities and find advice on your options.  
7. Rate my Placement: ratemyplacement.co.uk
   The latest student work placements & internships, reviews & career advice.
8. Placement uk: placement-uk.com
   All placements are PAID. You will receive a reasonable allowance.
9. Inspiring Interns: inspiringinterns.com
   Help students and graduates find great internships that offer fantastic experience and lead to permanent jobs. 
10. Student Jobs: studentjob.co.uk
    It offers a wide range of internships across every industry you could possibly think of. Ranging from fashion internships, journalism internships, marketing internships and many more.
11. Internship UK: internship-uk.com
    Find out more complete a FREE and no obligation online application and one of our team of advisors will contact you to discuss internships with you! 
12. Enternship: enternships.com
    Discover amazing internships and exciting entry-level jobs in startups and small businesses across the UK and Europe.  
13. Internship in London: internshipinlondon.com
    The only organization in the UK who guarantees an internship placement. Internship In London is working with over 1400 companies who take interns through us. 
14. The Careers Group: jobonline.thecareersgroup.co.uk
    Search our database of current vacancies for full-time, part-time, graduate programmes and internship opportunities.
15. Top Internship: topinternships.com
    It is a site dedicated to undergraduate, graduate internships and placements. It's a free and easy way to search internship and placement programmes from graduate recruiters across multiple sectors.  
16. Intern Avenue: internavenue.com
    All Intern Avenue internships also pay at least minimum wage.  
17. Inside Careers: insidecareers.co.uk
    Find graduate jobs, internships, placements, school leaver schemes and the highest quality career advice by profession. 
18. Bank of England: bankofengland.co.uk
    There are a broad range of high-quality opportunities we offer to people at different stages in their careers - from experienced professionals and PhDs, to graduates, intern, initial entry and school leavers.
19. Adopt an Intern: adoptanintern.org.uk   
    The Scottish Government awarded us a grant to establish a graduate intern exchange between Lower Saxony, Germany and Scotland.  
20. Intern Town: interntown.com
    1000s of internship opportunities waiting for you. Simply register, search and apply.